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n 1996, California voters approved a citizen-sponsored initiative—Proposition 209—that added the following words to the California Constitution: “The state shall not discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin, in the operation of public employment, public education or public contracting.”

This summer, our state Legislature voted to codify racial discrimination in state law by voting for a constitutional amendment—ACA 5—that would reintroduce racial preferences for who gets a state job or contract, or who is admitted to a state university. The amendment —Proposition 16 —will be on the Nov. 3 ballot. It would repeal Proposition 209.

For one local resident, these developments are deeply personal. Ward

Connerly is considered the father of Proposition 209. I caught up with him to get his thoughts.

“In recent months, much attention has been focused on the destruction of historical monuments and statues, while very little attention has been focused on action by the California Legislature to erase Prop. 209, and the principle of equality that it represents, from the California Constitution,” Connerly says.

Connerly grew up in Sacramento and graduated from Sac State in 1962. In college, he was student body president and active as a Young Democrat. During his college years, he campaigned against housing discrimination and helped get a state law passed banning the practice.

Connerly founded the American Civil Rights Institute, a national nonprofit organization in opposition to racial and gender discrimination and preferential treatment. He’s president of Californians for Equal Rights, a nonprofit with a similar mission. After living in Idaho, the 81-year-old civilrights warrior recently returned to

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Connerly was a member of the University of California Board of Regents from 1993 to 2005. He led efforts to grant domestic partner benefits to gay and lesbian domestic partners in University of California schools.

“My views on gay rights stem from my libertarian viewpoint that governments—including government-run universities—should not discriminate, whether it is by favoring some students because of their race, or by excluding others from spousal benefits based on their sexual orientation,” Connerly says.

While serving as a UC Regent, Connerly got an inside look at what he considered the “corruption” affirmative action introduced to colleges and universities. In response, he was asked lead the Proposition 209 campaign.

“Prop. 209 is only 37 words, no hidden words and no secret to it,” he says. “It is simple and it's direct, but they want to repeal it, and the ballot label that will guide the voters says that this is an effort to allow diversity.

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contracts and college admissions on that basis.”

He continues, “The repeal effort received a boost from the killing of George Floyd, no matter the irony of voting for discrimination by race in the name of eliminating discrimination by race. In other words, if the problem is police singling out African American young men without cause, how is the answer to sort people by race in other areas of life, sowing resentment and pitting American against American?

“George Floyd was murdered. How else to describe what was done to a man who was handcuffed, wrestled to the ground and forcibly restrained by four men, one of whom put his knee and the full weight of his body on Floyd’s throat for roughly nine minutes? After due process is afforded, swift punishment must be meted out to those responsible for his death.”

There are key differences between today and 1996, Connerly says. “Today, the effort to keep racial discrimination out of California is led by Asian Americans. They realize that their children are likely to be the victims of disparate treatment if Prop. 16 goes through, especially in college admissions,” he says. “In 2014, the Legislature dropped an effort to repeal

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Prop. 209 because of Asian American opposition, but this time those opponents were crushed.”

Last November, voters in Washington state narrowly defeated a similar amendment, though opponents were vastly outspent by those favoring racial preferences. California is a more liberal state. Its political class and nearly all media will support repeal. As in Washington, opponents of Proposition 16 are massively under-funded.

Many believe Blacks are at a disadvantage despite anti-discrimination laws. They say the problem isn’t that we don’t officially prohibit many forms of discrimination. Instead, the problem is that a significant number of Americans fail to enjoy the full measure of the same opportunities and freedoms that are taken for granted by so many of us.

Supporters of affirmative action argue “race blind” admission policies that select applicants based on purportedly objective metrics like SAT scores or recommendation letters only re-enforce existing inequalities. They also believe a new generation should have a chance to make the decision on Proposition 209.

But others agree with Connerly and believe judging individuals by the color of their skin is antithetical to

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equal justice under the law. “Skin color shouldn’t matter. The only way we get it to not matter is to stop making it matter,” he says.

Now it’s up to the voters. It remains to be seen if Californians will vote to hold onto what Connerly calls an American principle of equality that goes back to the Declaration of Independence, the 14th Amendment and the civil-rights movement. Or if voters will allow our state again to allow preferences based upon race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin to try to achieve equality.

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“There are tens of millions of baby boomers—like me—that had successful careers and now they have enough money to retire and the time to just take it easy and do nothing,” Landau says.

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We’ve gained so much personal satisfaction out of our jobs and want to continue that. But we don’t want to continue to work in the same way—we want to do something new, more fun and meaningful. My job is to challenge boomers to get out of their comfort zone and start something new.”

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THIEBAUD 100

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The Crocker Art Museum will present “Wayne Thiebaud 100: Paintings, Prints, and Drawings,” a retrospective of Thiebaud’s artistic achievements—coinciding with his 100th birthday—on display Oct. 11 to Jan. 3, 2021.

The exhibition—the largest survey of Thiebaud’s work in more than 20 years—spans his career with 100 objects made between 1947 and 2019.

The exhibition represents the artist’s achievements in all media, with pieces drawn from the Crocker’s holdings and Thiebaud family—many of which have never been shown publicly.

“Wayne Thiebaud is a national treasure, Sacramento is his hometown and we are delighted to celebrate his 100th birthday with an exhibition that honors the vitality, vibrancy and wit of his art and civically engaged life,” says Lial Jones, the museum’s Mort and Marcy Friedman director. For more information, visit crockerart.org.

6 OPEN STUDIOS Twelve local artists will display their work at six locations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Oct. 24–25. Most are outdoors and all are socially distanced. Masks are required at all locations.

Photographer Donald Satterlee will be joined by ceramicists Sandy Fong Whetstone and Julie Clements and painter Jennifer Beckman at 2998 Franklin Blvd.

Painter Leslie McCarron will join mixed-media artist Debra Kreck-Harnish at her Arden-Arcade studio. Visit kreck.me for details.

In Carmichael, painter Varya McMillan will host Linda Hoschler and her glass art, and Benjamin Allen with his pottery. Details are at varyamcmillanart.com.

East Sac painter Kathy Dana, Carmichael mixed-media artist Michael Schaffer and Rancho Cordova artist Linda Nunes will welcome guests to their respective studios. For more information, visit at kathydanaart.com, schafferart.com and lnunesart.com.

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Launched last September, the podcast includes interviews with entrepreneurs, creatives and former CEOs about how they built “a successful (un)retirement.”

Landau is producing the podcast out of his East Sac backyard tiki bar under the

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Show sponsored by Trinity Cathedral from Oct. 9 through Nov. 6.

The show features art with a unique perspective on the Christian experience.

This year's show, with the theme "An Angel of the Lord Appeared," is juried

by Auburn-based artist and author Frank Ordaz. For more information, visit sparrowgallery.com.

NEW MERCH AT EAST SAC HARDWARE You may have noticed some additions at East Sac Hardware on Folsom Boulevard—namely, JoJo’s Candy Shoppe and an expanded selection of children’s activities.

“We’re always looking to make changes to keep us fun and relevant,” owner Sheree Johnston says. To that end, she added a dedicated sweets and snacks section with retro candies, treats and sodas (overseen by her daughter Jo, for whom the section is named).

Johnston’s background as a teacher has also influenced the store’s book and toy offerings, which she says are “both

fun and educational, while not costing an arm and a leg.”

The store sold more than 1,400 children’s books last year and this year, and Johnston doubled the inventory of puzzles and arts and crafts—just in time for quarantine.

FROM THE LIVING ROOM The nonprofit Sacramento Jazz Cooperative has done a pandemic pivot and is now presenting filmed concerts, “From the Living Room,” across various media platforms beginning this month.

After canceling its in-person 2020 performances, the 4-year-old organization decided to further its mission of preserving the American art form of classic jazz with high-quality filmed concerts featuring local, regional and national artists.

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Saint John’s Polo for Change is set for Oct. 11. Pictured (left to right) at last year’s event are Lisa Wiese, Darnise Edwards, Molly Wiese and Debbie Price.

making art—and you can get in on the act by purchasing a Future Forward Fanster Pass.

A Fanster Pass allows you to not only help the ballet weather the pandemic, but also entitles you to 10 percent off one online dance and fitness class or class pass per month, as well as access to one archival performance video per month.

When the ballet announces its 2021-22 season, Fansters can upgrade to a non-virtual season subscription and receive an extra 5 percent off the subscription rate. Fansters will also receive an invitation to a special thank you celebration, and an open rehearsal and moderated Q&A with the artists once health guidelines allow.

Fanster Pass rates range from $10 to $75 per month. For more information, visit sacballet.org/become-a-fanster.

of important Northern California waterways.

Since 2014, more than 5,000 Sac State biology students and 38 faculty members have participated in the first phase of SIRIUS by monitoring the impact of human activity on the American River (which is considered “impaired” by federal authorities).

The new five-year NSF grant will allow the project to expand to include students from the Los Rios Community College District and more than 10 academic disciplines—including computer science, geology and physics— and more bodies of water, including Folsom Lake and Cosumnes River.

For more information, visit csus.edu/ college/natural-sciences-mathematics/ sirius.

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The Downtown Sacramento Foundation has begun issuing Supporting Downtown Dreamers grants to help previous winners of its Calling All Dreamers retail competition survive the pandemic.

The grants—funded in part by Kaiser Permanente and SMUD—will help past winners like NEO Escape Rooms, Nash & Proper, Oblivion Comics & Coffee and The Allspicery implement new COVID-19 safety requirements, add inventory to support reopening, and meet operational costs, such as utilities and rent. NEO Escape Rooms plans to open in Old Sacramento and Nash & Proper was set to open on K Street this past summer.

“This financial assistance is going to help us afford new protective equipment to keep our employees and customers safe and market our new business,” says Cecil Rhodes II, co-owner of Nash &

The deadline to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone or by mail is Oct. 31.

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GOLDEN 1 CENTER VOTING Golden 1 Center will serve as the largest Vote Center in the county for next month’s General Election thanks to a partnership between Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections and Sacramento Kings.

Golden 1 Center will open for 11 days—Saturday, Oct. 24, to Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The location will allow for social distancing while still providing all services.

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homeless women and children—will hold its fourth annual Polo for Change fundraiser online from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11.

The polo-themed event (which is usually held at the River Ranch Polo Fields in Wilton) will feature an hour of entertainment livestreamed on YouTube and hosted by ABC10 News anchor Keristen Holmes. The Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theater will perform and Saint John’s clients will share inspirational stories.

Viewers can also bid in live and silent auctions. The silent auction begins Oct. 4.

Proceeds from the event directly support the women and children in Saint John’s 18-month comprehensive residential program, which helps them move from poverty to self-sustainability.

Admission to the event is free. For more information, visit saintjohnsprogram.org/poloforchange.

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FRESH AIR: FREMONT PARK Midtown Parks—the nonprofit arm of the Midtown Association—offers Fresh Air: Fremont Park, a series of free health and wellness classes, through the end of the month.

Classes at five local parks include Pilates, meditation, dance, yoga, bootcamps and more—all socially distanced with proper safety protocols in place.

“Our hope is that through Fresh Air: Fremont Park we can provide a much-needed morale boost and a sense of normalcy during these extraordinary times,” says Emily Baime Michaels, executive director of the Midtown Association.

Each class is limited to 30 participants (all ages and fitness levels) and pre-registration is required at midtownparks.org.

COUNTRY DAY HONOR Sacramento Country Day School recently launched the Hlavaty Impact Award to honor graduating seniors who have shown exceptional character and

resilience. The class of 2020 recipients are Naomi Turnbull and Christopher Wilson.

Created this past spring by the Hoddick family—and named after Todd Hoddick’s former teacher, Mr. Hlavaty—the award also honors SCDS administrators and faculty Brooke Wells, Glenn Mangold and Sue Nellis.

“With everything going on in the world, we felt a personal call to make a difference,” say SCDS alums Ryan Hoddick and Troy Hoddick. “We achieved our goals with persistence, optimism and the kindness and support of others. Now, our family is determined to return that kindness, support and hope to inspire others who remain steadfast and focused despite their challenges.”

Recipients are awarded $5,000 and the opportunity to receive mentoring and coaching sessions with Todd Hoddick. For more information, visit saccds.org.

CROCKER ADDITIONS The Crocker Art Museum has expanded its collection to include six hand-carved carousel animal sculptures that date back to the “golden age of carousels.”

The carousel animals—a deer, giraffe, horse, goat, bear and greyhound— were gifted by the Freels Foundation.

The beautifully carved creatures are

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from the 1880s to the 1920s, and are representative of three popular carving styles. The sculptures are now installed inside and just outside the Crocker’s Setzer Foundation Auditorium.

The museum has also added a new ceramic sculpture by Bay Area sculptor Calvin Ma to its renowned collection of international ceramics. “Duck Out” explores Ma’s experience with social anxiety. For more information, visit crockerart.org.

WILDFIRE-RELIEF EFFORTS The wildfires raging across California, Oregon and Washington have devastated entire communities. To help those in need, GoFundMe has created a central hub of fire-relief fundraisers. To donate, visit gofundme.com.

Other organizations that have wildfire-relief funds include the American Red Cross at redcross. org, GlobalGiving at globalgiving. org, California Community Foundation at calfund.org and California Fire Foundation at cafirefoundation.org. Donate today!

KVIE ART AUCTION The 39th annual KVIE Art Auction will showcase 260 works of art by Northern California artists in a live three-day event broadcast online and on Channel 6. The auction takes place Oct. 2 from 7 to 10 p.m., Oct. 3 from noon to 10 p.m., and Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“Even during this challenging time, we saw an increase in submissions over last year,” KVIE art curator Mariellen Layne says. “We’re grateful to the art community for their generous, ongoing support.”

For a list of artists and artwork, visit kvie.org/artauction.

SQUARE ROOT UPDATE Square Root Academy, which provides STEM education to underserved youth, has hired 11 paid interns through #SacYouthWorks, a partnership among the Youth & Family Collective, city of Sacramento and 32 community-based organizations. The program connects youth ages 14 to 18 to paid work-based learning opportunities.

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one-on-one with a master’s-level social worker and employment specialist, and attend virtual classes on job-readiness, financial literacy, computer skills, empowerment and more.

Every woman in Session 79 is now in housing and half have secured jobs.

For more information, visit womensempowerment.org.

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Refill Madness owner Sloane Reed receives the Infinity Arrow Award for her outstanding take-back program. no cost with the help of the Sacramento County Office of Education and Sacramento Public Library. During the free virtual summer camp, 50 local middle and high school students used the academy’s online learning platform Scholars’ Playground to explore coding, storytelling and more.

“This collaborative effort really provides a unique way to teach our youth the digital skills of tomorrow while infusing storytelling and creative expression,” says Square Root Academy CEO Nicholas Haystings. “It’s both educational and therapeutic for our youth living and thriving in today’s academic climate.”

REFILL MADNESS Refill Madness, “Sacramento’s Zero Waste Headquarters,” recently received the California Product Stewardship Council’s Infinity Arrow Award for Service and Take-Back.

The award recognizes a retail business, group of businesses or chain that has initiated an outstanding takeback program for one or more products, and works with product producers to develop safe storage and recovery of end-of-life products and packages.

Refill Madness offers packaging-free consumer goods, as well as plastic-free alternatives like bamboo toothbrushes, reusable straws, produce bags, makeup rounds, food wrap, shampoo bars and more. It also collects hard-to-recycle items like mascara wands, dental and deodorant packaging, razors, wine corks, stationary items and more for responsible disposal or recycling through TerraCycle.

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12.2 tons—of single-use plastics from the waste stream,” owner Sloane Reed says. “In 2019, we also worked closely with legislators to pass bills on producer responsibilities and we’ll continue our advocacy partnerships here in the capital.”

Refill Madness is at 1828 29th St. For more information, visit refillmadnesssacramento.com.

OPERATION BACKPACK Sacramento’s involvement in Operation Backpack, Volunteer of America’s annual school-supply drive for students in need, yielded more than $97,000 from 19 local businesses, nine corporate sponsors and 1,000 individual donors. Donations from the virtual drive will be used to purchase school supplies for more than 2,100 children.

Operation Backpack provides supply kits with brand-new, grade-appropriate school supplies to all of the families and children in VOA’s shelters and programs. Additional supply kits will be distributed to 14 partner agencies, nonprofits and school districts, including Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, Healthy Start Family Resource Center and Youth Service Bureau.

Archival Gallery will present the group show "Galerie Macabre," a celebration of the dark autumn, from Oct. 8–31.

The gallery, located on Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento, will be transformed into a haunted house (suitable for all ages) with spooky work

by Paul Basye, Robert Bowen, Carrie Cottini, Corey Okada, Kellie Raines and more.

There will not be a public Second Saturday reception, but visitors are welcome during normal business hours with no appointment needed. Masks are required. For more information, visit archivalgallery.com.

LEADERSHIP PROJECT The Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Leadership Sacramento Class of 2020

recently broke ground on its class project—the transformation of the Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps’ education and training campus.

The class raised more than $60,000 in four months from businesses, community organizations and individuals to assist SRCC, Sacramento’s largest education and workforce training program for young adults ages 18–25 from high-risk environments in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, eastern Solano and Yolo counties.

The class project included digging trenches, removing vegetation and demolishing structures to prepare for the comprehensive beautification effort. For more information, visit metrochamber.org/foundation/ programs/leadership-sacramento.

WORKFORCE RECOVERY The Sacramento City Council recently approved the distribution of $10 million in federal CARES Act funds to 30 local organizations to provide workforce training—often directly related to COVID-19—to more than 11,000 city residents.

“This program will help Sacramento workers by directly assisting our community-based organizations to provide training to upskill our workers

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT Women’s Empowerment recently graduated six formerly homeless women from Session 79 of its sevenweek employment-readiness and empowerment program.

Though Session 79 was initially postponed due to the pandemic, each participant was still able to work

“Compasses and Innocence (The Exequy)” by Corey Okada is featured in “Galerie Macabre” at Archival Gallery.

under 12—all others are asked to include a minimum $5 donation.

Submissions should include your email address, location the photo was taken and your best guess as to what type of bird you snapped. The winner will be awarded a special prize, including a guided tour of WCA at McClellan Park, and the photo featured online.

WCA, a nonprofit volunteer-based organization, takes in and cares for more than 6,000 injured, orphaned and displaced birds and small animals every year. For more information, visit wildlifecareassociation.com.

Wednesdays at Winn Park feature a certified farmers market and free fitness classes.

Photo courtesy of Midtown Association and help provide job opportunities for those individuals that have been directly affected by the pandemic,” assistant city manager Michael Jasso says.

After evaluating more than 40 applications, city staff recommended funding 30 organizations, including La Familia, Asian Resources Inc., California Mobility Center, Greater Sacramento Urban League, Greater Sacramento Economic Council, Hacker Lab, GRID Alternatives and Fresher Sacramento.

WEDNESDAYS AT WINN The Midtown Association has started Wednesdays at Winn, a new year-round certified farmers market at Winn Park at 28th and P streets.

The market will operate from 3 to 7:30 p.m. until next month, when the hours will shift to end at 7 p.m. The market features more than 30 openair booths offering organic produce, flowers and grocery items, as well as artwork and free fitness classes (online registration required).

In line with all health guidelines, masks are mandatory, vendors are spaced at least 6 feet apart, and hand sanitizer, gloves and masks are available for use. For more information, visit wednesdaysatwinn.com or follow @ wednesdaysatwinn on Instagram.

CAP CITY MOTORTOUR In lieu of CruiseFest 2020, the California Automobile Museum is bringing you the Cap City MotorTour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3.

The citywide drive will include stops at the auto museum on Front Street,

along historic Fulton Avenue and other points of interest around town.

Locations along the route will reward participants with coupons, promotional items and free samples. Get your “passport” stamped to be entered to win additional prizes.

Customs, hot rods, muscle cars and exotics are encouraged, but all vehicles are welcome. Registration is $20 for members, $25 for non-members.

Participants should remain in their cars at all stops and wear masks when interacting with sponsors. For more information, visit calautomuseum.org.

WINE & PHOTOS FOR WILDLIFE Take a sip and save wildlife during the Wildlife Care Association’s new virtual wine-tasting fundraiser streaming live on Facebook and YouTube at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.

Order a wine-tasting kit of special blends assembled by innovative local vintner Kevin Luther to be delivered to your door, then tune in to watch WCA volunteers showcase their work with animal ambassadors, discuss vineyard owls and organic pest control, and taste wines with Luther, owner and winemaker at Voluptuary Wines and Lucid Wines in Sacramento.

To order a wine-tasting kit ($5 from every kit goes to WCA), visit voluptuarywine.com/virtual-tasting.

Also, if you’re an avid bird photographer, don’t forget to enter WCA’s annual Fall Photo Contest.

Submit your picture on the WCA Facebook page as a message with photo attachment. The contest is open Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. Entry is free for children

CONNECTION EARTH All-volunteer nonprofit Connection Earth—a division of CA 4 Elephants, Inc., founded by Gina McBride and Nanette Wheeler—is certainly busy these days. The group is making face masks, donating them to those in need and selling them on Etsy, as well as collecting items for those displaced by the wildfires.

When COVID-19 hit, Connection Earth volunteers began making masks out of anything they could find—even pillowcases. When word spread that they needed supplies, people from across the country sent in materials that allowed them to donate 500 masks to the Blackfeet and Navajo Nations, as well as to Sacramento Children’s Receiving Home and Our Brother’s Keeper.

After the Paradise fire in 2018, the organization raised funds to provide Christmas to more than 300 families displaced by the fire. This year, they’re at it again, collecting supplies like backpacks filled with school supplies, baby and personal hygiene products, pet supplies and gently used winter clothes to give to victims of this year’s fires.

For more information, email connectionearth@aol.com or visit ca4elephants.org. PayPal donations can be sent to ca4elephants@aol.com.

YOUTH TED TALKS Sacramento is getting its own TED talk experience through TEDxYouth, a program of local, self-organized, TEDstyle events. TEDxYouth@McKinley Park will present a virtual YouTube livestream from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10.

The youth-led virtual event’s theme will be self-representation. Speakers will share their firsthand experiences as

young people in this region. Speakers were filmed in Curtis Park last month.

“During these socially momentous times, it is more important than ever to self-educate and hear the perspectives that aren’t mainstream, but from individuals in our community,” event organizer Ashley Jun says. “We want more individuals to have a reason to smile during these difficult times.”

For more information, email tedxyouthmckinleypark@gmail.com and subscribe for free to the YouTube channel, TEDxYouth at McKinley Park.

FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT CANDIDATE Longtime Sacramento political and communications consultant Steve Maviglio is running for the Board of Trustees for the American River Flood Control District in the Nov. 3 election.

The district has been providing flood protection to the Sacramento community for more than 75 years and is governed by a five-member board of trustees, each of whom is elected by the voters within the district's jurisdiction for a four-year term.

Maviglio’s two decades in public service include consulting on the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Act, Groundwater Protection Act and other milestone clean-water legislation.

His clients have included the Water Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund, Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and Californians Against Waste.

Currently, he serves on the board of directors of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op and Capitol Area Development Authority.

“Rivers define Sacramento. They are essential for life, our recreation and our economy. That’s why it is critical that we protect them, along with the levee system that protects our community,” Maviglio says.

“Unfortunately, after decades of water-quality improvements, the American River is now in peril.

Homeless camps that line the bank are causing high levels of E. coli bacteria, threatening a resource that thousands enjoy for swimming, bicycling and walking.”

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Remember to Vote 3 EASY WAYS TO CAST YOUR BALLOT

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n addition to voting for president of the United States, candidates for Congress and the state Legislature, and several ballot propositions on Nov. 3, voters will decide on the runoff for who succeeds me on the Board of Supervisors (see “2 Choices” in this edition of Inside Sacramento).

For the past 16 years, it has been an honor and privilege to represent you, and to receive your trust and confidence each time my name appeared on the ballot.

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to a secure Ballot Drop Box location or vote in person at any Vote Center.

For mailing, place the filled-in ballot inside the provided envelope, sign the envelope and return it with the required postage. To deliver in person, place the ballot in any of the many secure Ballot Drop Boxes throughout Sacramento County.

With the passage of the California Voter’s Choice Act, traditional polling places have been replaced with Vote Centers located throughout the county.

Some centers will open Oct. 24. All centers will be open Oct. 31 through Election Day. For more information, including a list of Ballot Drop Box and Vote Center locations, visit elections.saccounty. net, then “How to Vote,” or call (916) 875-6451.

PARKWAY BIKE PATROL A volunteer bike patrol is now watching over the bike trails on the

American River Parkway. The effort involves 55 volunteers organized and trained by the National Ski Patrol.

American River Bike Patrol members wear a volunteer bicycle patrol uniform and are trained in first aid, CPR and basic bicycle repair, as well as trail etiquette. The National Ski Patrol coordinates bike patrol schedules with the Department of Regional Parks, which reports there has been an increase in new trail users this year.

Bike patrol volunteers act as trail ambassadors providing

directional advice, equipment assistance, bike-safety insight, assistance with events and first-aid services. For more information, visit americanriverbikepatrol.org.

SENIOR JURY DUTY I was recently contacted by a few seniors who received notices for jury duty. They expressed concerns about being susceptible to COVID-19 due to their age and health. While the courts operate independently of the Board of

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MY AGENDA: W Work on compassionate solutions to homelessness while keeping people and property safe

Use science and health care professionals to protect the most vulnerable from COVID

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Supervisors, I learned the Sacramento Superior Court has an automatic excusal policy for individuals 65 years and older.

To exercise the exclusion, submit a request to the Juror Commissioner’s Office by calling (916) 874-5230, e-mailing thornp@saccourt.ca.gov or writing to Jury Commissioner Paul Thorn, 720 Ninth St., Room 210, Sacramento, 95814.

Regardless of your age, if you are called to be a juror, exercise the necessary protocols in light of COVID-19. Admission to the court will not be permitted to anyone who is sick or exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms.

Facial coverings and temperature screening are mandatory for anyone reporting for jury service or entering the courthouse. If you have a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher, you will be released from jury service with a recommendation to follow up with your medical care provider.

To request a postponement or be excused from jury service, call (916) 874-7775 or visit saccourt.ca.gov.

STARS GALA The San Juan Education Foundation will host a virtual 14th annual Evening

with the STARS gala Oct. 2 to benefit students of the San Juan Unified School District. This year’s fundraising effort will go toward supporting distancelearning resources, as well as mentoring and literacy programs.

The gala will feature online live and silent auctions, entertainment by student groups, and celebrity alumni interviews and inductions into the STARS Hall of Fame. An optional dinner is available to order from Jackson Catering.

This year’s SJUSD alumni inductees are actor, author and philanthropist Hill Harper (Bella Vista High School), executive vice president of the San Francisco Giants Staci Slaughter (San Juan High School) and award-winning journalist Cristina Mendonsa (Del Campo High School). More information is available at sjefeveningwiththestars. com.

Susan Peters represents the Third District on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors. She can be reached at susanpeters@saccounty.net.

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It’s time to give your health care a checkup.

This year is anything but normal. As we juggle family and work, and keeping those we love safe, there is one thing we know for certain: Our health has never been more important.

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2 Choices Rich Desmond

Gregg Fishman

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usan Peters has represented District 3 on the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors since 2004. Stepping down this year, she helped recruit a Highway Patrol chief, Rich Desmond, to run for her seat. On the Nov. 3 ballot, Desmond and SMUD board member Gregg Fishman are in a runoff.

While the campaign has become a largely virtual affair in the pandemic, Desmond and Fishman have worked hard to distinguish their views, many of which are similar.

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District 3 includes Arden-Arcade, Carmichael, Foothill Farms, Campus Commons and Fair Oaks— communities with familiar problems of homelessness, affordable housing and neglected infrastructure. The troubles have been compounded by the pandemic and social unrest.

Desmond joined the CHP in 1995.

Rising quickly through the ranks, he became head of legislative affairs.

Fishman is a former broadcast journalist who has served on community boards and commissions, and was elected to the SMUD Board of Directors in 2015.

Both candidates cite the pandemic as their primary concern. Both criticize how county leadership handled the federal CARES coronavirus aid funding.

“It’s so frustrating,” Desmond says.

“My jaw dropped when I heard, for purposes of pure optics, how horrible it looked that they were giving $104 million to the sheriff’s department.

That wasn’t the case. They put that

money into the sheriff’s department but took that same amount out for the general fund, so they had flexibility on how to spend it. How completely tone deaf and clueless it was to not spend that money directly on public health needs, on supporting nonprofits, supporting small business or supporting people who desperately want to hold onto their homes and apartments.”

Fishman is similarly critical of county leadership, calling the lack of funding for the health department an “indefensible outrage.”

“People’s lives are at stake, not to mention their jobs, their businesses and their children’s schools,” he says.

“We need to keep people in their homes, to give the county health department the money it requested and be transparent. We need better outreach to non-English speaking communities and to tap into cultural groups about the pandemic and how they can follow guidelines to stay healthy.”

Fishman prides himself on collaboration and his ability to bring groups, residents and businesses together.

“We need to collaborate and have more coordination between the city and county to pull together our resources,” Fishman says. “It’s hard work. It’s not going to be easy.”

Desmond and Fishman also agree on the importance of resolving the homeless crisis.

Says Desmond, “So many folks out on the streets are suffering from addiction or mental health issues.

We have got to identify, or at least try some things, to get people into meaningful treatment programs.

Maybe we should look at facilities for detox. We don’t need to take them to jail. We need to help them get services.

For mental health, we need to reinvest in facilities and processes.”

“We need to get people off the streets, off the American River Parkway and into some sort of sustainable living situation,” Fishman says.

Social and civil unrest have led to challenges over police funding.

Fishman supports changes to help social services. He wants to see sheriff’s deputies become more community oriented.

Desmond believes Sheriff Scott Jones has taken an unnecessary adversarial role against the Board of Supervisors. He supports reform but opposes defunding the sheriff’s department. Desmond acknowledges the Board of Supervisors has limited authority to reform a sheriff’s department run by a publicly elected sheriff.

“There’s only so much we can do when you have an elected law enforcement leader,” Desmond says.

“I think there’s room for reforms. I like the fact we have a new inspector general in the county and I’d like to see them have more oversight or even

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Says Fishman, “People call 911 because they perceive the need for a police agency and I agree that they want someone to come when called.

We need an effective and efficient sheriff’s department, but we also need a sheriff’s department that’s responsive to the community. We need a sheriff’s department that recognizes the diversity of our community and is not engaged in profiling.�

Fishman believes law enforcement should not serve as first responder to social problems, such as homelessness and mental illness. He wants money diverted toward social programs.

Desmond supports a bill by Sacramento Assemblymember Kevin McCarty to give the state attorney general more review power over officer-involved shootings. Desmond calls the proposal “meaningful change.�

Both candidates support liberalization of the county’s cannabis laws and want to open legalized cannabis cultivation, manufacturing

and sales. They also agree on the need for infrastructure investment and improved transportation.

Desmond is proud of his endorsements from both Republican and Democrat community and business leaders. Fishman has the support of many Democrats and all members of SMUD Board of Directors.

During the pandemic, both work the phones, make Zoom calls and seek endorsements, funds and relationships with community groups and voters.

In these volatile times, the choice for voters may come down to the margins of two essentially centrist candidates. Desmond leans right.

Fishman leans left. One of those leanings will serve as the swing vote on the five-person Board of Supervisors.

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ichael Neumann has been thinking about the serenity prayer a lot lately: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

Neumann has retired after 40 years as artistic director and conductor of the Premier Orchestra of the Sacramento Youth Symphony, an orchestral youth organization that started in 1956.

What began as an ensemble of 55 youth musicians has grown into an awardwinning powerhouse of 400 members from all over the region.

“Forty years seemed like a really good round number,” says Neumann, who joined the organization in 1979.

“That’s a lot of time to put into one organization. Looking at the big picture, I wanted to go out on the top of my game.”

Neumann has certainly done just that. During his tenure, the Sacramento Youth Symphony grew from just one orchestra to now multiple orchestras and several ensembles that offer programming year-round.

Under Neumann’s direction, the Premier Orchestra—which houses the organization’s most advanced youth musicians—has toured internationally to China, Europe, Costa Rica, Finland, Russia, England, Scotland and Wales, and won top prizes in international competitions like the Youth Music Festival in Vienna.

The Arden Park resident has also won numerous awards himself, including a fellowship from the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission and recognition by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts. He was also named Arts Educator of the Year by the Arts & Business Council in 2009.

He’s guest conducted several orchestras across the country, and conducted and adjudicated multiple youth honor ensembles, including the California All-State Orchestra. He’s also responsible for the immense feats of musical engineering that were the

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Symphony of 1000 and Symphony of 2000, at which that number of musicians took the stage at the Memorial Auditorium to perform a onehour concert.

Neumann was destined for musical success from an early age. He took violin lessons as a child in South Africa— where his parents landed after fleeing Nazi Germany—from the great-greatgranddaughter of composer Antonin Dvorak. He won full scholarships to the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, where he earned his Bachelor of Music in violin performance and a Master of Music in orchestral conducting. But his proudest achievements to date have more to do with his artistic legacy than his accolades.

“I’m very grateful that I could have such an impact on so many young people,” says Neumann, who will remain the symphony’s artistic director emeritus now that he's handed over the Premier Orchestra conductor’s baton to newcomer Ryan Murray. “It’s life changing to be part of an orchestra. It’s not just about the music, it’s also about learning life lessons—commitment, punctuality, honesty, accountability, responsibility—that can be applied to anything. To be able to provide that to well over 1,000 kids is incredible.”

The feeling is mutual. The organization had planned a retirement roast and toast for its beloved director, but the pandemic forced a rescheduling.

But Neumann isn’t concerned. He knows that what really counts—his emotional and artistic contributions to the community at large—will remain long after his retirement. In the meantime, he’s looking forward to “decompressing” and doing some things his schedule didn’t allow during the past four decades, like gardening and traveling.

“There comes a time in everybody’s life when you realize you’re getting older,” the 71-year-old says. “That’s just the way nature works. But I’ve done a lot of things and I think this is a very healthy move. It’s time to let go.”

For more information about Michael Neumann’s Retirement Roast & Toast, visit sacramentoyouthsymphony.org.

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LOCAL DOCTOR APPROACHES PAIN MANAGEMENT USING BODY AND MIND Dr. Carl Shin Photo by Cecily Hastings

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r. Carl Shin has made a career of bucking the traditional medical establishment when it comes to pain management.

“After managing chronic pain for 20 years, I've discovered that I'm in a field where we do the same things over and over without really getting results.

Since outcome and results don't seem to drive the pain-management business, I sought a better way,” Shin says.

Shin reports that the third leading cause of death are medical complications and errors because doctors are doing what he calls “too much.”

“Numerous major studies show that back-fusion surgery and cortisone injections have a very limited value in stopping pain. And everyone

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how pain is produced. This is the part that is very difficult to accept, although it's easy to explain,” Shin says. “The simple fact is that tissue damage does not equal pain.”

He says studies consistently show that injury severity doesn’t translate into the severity of the pain. “Many other psychological factors come into play as to why some experience more pain than others,” Shin adds.

“We bring people in and we evaluate understands the danger of long-term them, and then educate, coach and train use of opioids. Studies show that they them,” Shin says. “They participate actually cause more pain,” he says.

“They change the brain chemistry and in a six-week course designed just for them. We have seen some amazing that changes the way the nerve endings transformations from the program.” and pain receptors actually feel in the Shin approaches pain management body. And we have never been able to in a multidisciplinary mode based on successfully control chronic pain with evidence-based medicine. Each patient anti-inflammatories or antidepressants. works with a team of psychologists, But those approaches are sadly the physical therapists, occupational standard medical practices for dealing therapists, plus a nutritional therapist, with pain.” fitness instructor and health care The U.S. has the highest per-capita educator. Experts also train patients in health care spending in the world, Shin meditation and breathing. says. “And what do we get for all the “The mind and body cannot be extra spending? Certainly not better separated. What the mind thinks, health care.” the body reacts. And what the body Shin is the chief medical officer of does influences emotional activity and the Center for Interdisciplinary Spine, positive thoughts in your head.” The a private practice he established in team works to reprogram patients’ pain 2001. He also manages another private systems and teach them to learn to trust practice called Keystone Functional their own bodies and gain confidence Restoration. He earned his medical in the ability to move. They also teach degree from Loma Linda University in patients to calm their own pain down 1995. when it flares up. “Breathing is the only “Since the 1990s, there's been a lot way we know that can directly influence of research funding that’s gone into the autonomic nervous system and understanding how the brain works, so we have a much better understanding of try to stimulate the parasympathetic

branch of the autonomic system,” Shin says.

“I always tell patients if they strongly desire to get better, there's absolutely a way. They also need to have a certain educational level because it is important they understand the concept of what we ask them to do to get better,” he adds.

“Many major university hospitals have studied the results of the approach we take. The results show that 70 to 80 percent of patients returned to work.

You'll never see this type of results with surgery or injections.”

Shin lives in Arden Oaks with his wife, Esther Son, owner of Estelle’s Patisserie. They have four children.

Shin was born in Korea. In the 1990s, he came to Sacramento where his father was a minister.

Shin’s pain-management approach was pioneered in a practice designed for patients covered by workers’ compensation insurance. But he recently opened his clinic to new patients with private insurance or cash pay.

“No one should be subjected to a life of constant pain,” Shin says. “Life is too short.”

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arilyn Best’s life has been full of music and she’s made it her mission, as the longest standing board member of the Sacramento Youth Symphony, to make that true for SYS’ youth musicians as well.

“Music is a wonderful way to share your life,” says the Arden Oaks resident who’s served on the SYS board since 1985. “That’s why I love the idea of having the youth orchestra—I find a lot of joy in working with young people.”

Best’s lifelong love of music was instilled by her parents. Her father, Franklin Morris Rowles, served as one of the first presidents of the Sacramento Symphony Association and helped Sacramento start its first youth symphony—the precursor to SYS. He underwrote the first series of concerts, called “Symphony Concerts for Young People,” in 1959. Best’s mother Clare served with the association as well, and Best grew up taking piano lessons.

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When she had her own children, Best insisted they also take music lessons and got them involved with Junior Music Sponsors, a local youth symphony group that merged with SYS in the 1980s. They got the chance to further their music studies in Geneva, Switzerland, when Best moved abroad with her son and two daughters in 1960 after her husband passed away. What was supposed to be a year of diversion became 23 years of residency filled with new experiences in language, culture and, most importantly, music.

Her children studied at the Geneva Conservatory of Music while Best studied pipe organ with one of the conservatory’s instructors. (Her children continue to play—Best’s son, who lives in Germany, performs in his community orchestra, and her daughter plays the organ at church.)

When Best returned from Geneva, she got involved with the Junior Music Sponsors again—this time as a supporter since her children were now grown. After the group merged with SYS, Best was asked to join the board and she’s been on it ever since—for 35 years.

Best believes the organization is special, not only for the stellar music education it has provided young people since 1956, but also for the opportunity it provides youth to experience other cultures firsthand.

Marilyn Best

BOARD MEMBER GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR YOUTH SYMPHONY “The opportunity for youngsters to get to know each other and do things in other countries is a real learning experience,” says Best, who taught at the international school and served with the Christian Science church while living in Geneva. “When children can meet people from other countries, they become more open minded and caring.

It’s so important for young people to see the world.”

It’s Best’s job as a board member to help SYS raise funds for those international tours, as well as the group’s 20-plus annual concerts. SYS general manager Robert Vann reports that Best is a voracious fundraiser, often “opening up her home for charitable events and meetings.”

The 64-year-old organization’s mission is to provide music education to more than 400 talented young musicians from all over the region

through participation in five orchestral ensembles and regular concerts.

In recognition of Best’s immense contributions, SYS dedicated its winter concerts to her earlier this year.

“It’s just a joy supporting these concerts,” says Best, who also loves playing tennis and ballroom dancing.

“Artistic director and conductor Michael Neumann (who recently retired after 40 years) is such a wonderful asset. He’s very industrious and very encouraging to all the young people. It’s a blessing.”

For more information, visit sacramentoyouthsymphony.org.

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LAVENDER GOLD Rendering of Lavender Courtyard courtesy of Mogavero Architects and Mutual Housing California

FIRST LGBTQ HOMES ARE COMMUNITY EFFORT

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he need for affordable housing is acute in Sacramento and much of California. How do we make a dent in such an intractable challenge?

For Mutual Housing California, a local nonprofit that has been building sustainable homes since 1988, the answer is straightforward. You scramble for money and creative solutions and never give up, no matter the obstacles.

A good example is Lavender Courtyard, which is finally scheduled to break ground at 16th and F streets in October as the region’s first apartment for low-income LGBTQ older residents.

More than six years in the making, this pioneering project seems to have as many funding sources as future tenants.

That’s an exaggeration, but the $27.3 million apartment complex will have 53 units and at least six distinct funding sources.

As a project fact sheet attests, Lavender Courtyard “serves a target population that is extremely

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vulnerable—specifically to isolation, bullying, ageism, discrimination and homeless-mental health stigma.”

In other words, it is a project that’s long overdue. When it opens in March 2022, it will be a big win for this overlooked population, a big win for Mutual Housing California and a big win for our community.

“For the people that this project is hoping to serve, it’s a population that would be called the Stonewall Generation, and for this generation to fight for their civil rights, achieve their civil rights, live through the AIDS epidemic and to not be able to afford housing in their own communities, that would be particularly tragic,” says Mutual Housing California CEO Roberto Jimenez.

“But I also think this project is important for Sacramento and for cities around the country. Last I checked, there were only six LGBTQ affordable or LGBTQ welcoming communities around the country and they are in communities that are much more obvious for this type of project. Cities like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Minneapolis. For Sacramento to be on the leading edge of housing like this is particularly affirming.”

According to SAGE, a national organization that advocates for older LGBTQ people, 48 percent of older same-sex couples have experienced

housing discrimination. With the older LGBTQ population projected to reach 7 million by 2030, many more projects like Lavender Courtyard are needed.

There will not be a screening process to attract only LGBTQ residents, but the apartments will be marketed to that community and “extremely low-income seniors” at least 62 years old. Two dozen apartments will be reserved for seniors coming out of homelessness, with rents ranging from $264 a month for one bedroom up to $684 for two bedrooms. Exactly how much a resident pays will be tied to earnings and the Area Median Income. Someone earning 20 percent of AMI, for instance, could pay the lowest rent. A household earning 40 percent of AMI could pay the top rent.

If you look at the funding sources for the project, you get an idea how tough it’s been: $1.9 million in federal HOME funds, $11.3 million from the state of California Multifamily Housing Program, $2.5 million from the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, $10.3 million in state and federal tax credits, an $18.3 million construction loan from U.S. Bank and an $800,000 acquisition loan from NeighborWorks Capital.

Designed by the local firm Mogavero Architects, the project will look good too, with energy efficient units, rooftop solar, and a design situated around

common rooms and a courtyard to enhance community and social engagement.

Projects like this don’t happen without a formidable team. Lavender has so many champions it’s hard to list them all. Notable is Rachel Iskow, Jimenez’s predecessor at Mutual Housing who built the organization from a tiny backwater into a regional force for affordable housing. Departing City Councilmember Steve Hansen and Mayor Darrell Steinberg have been key to moving Lavender through the bureaucracy.

Credit must also go to California voters who approved Propositions 1 and 2 in November 2018, authorizing bonds that could be used for veterans, homeless and other marginalized populations.

Anytime you can turn a vacant and blighted lot into affordable housing, you have done something special.

More than some other high-profile projects on the city’s drawing boards, Lavender Courtyard—especially in this age of COVID-19 and bitterly divisive politics—is a story to celebrate.

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Build It and They Will Come SSPCA ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART SPAY CLINIC

New SSPCA animal health center will increase spay/ neuter surgeries.

The Zoe K. McCrae Animal Health Center is scheduled to open in January.

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hy are Sacramento’s animal shelters overcrowded?” asks Kenn Altine, chief executive director of the Sacramento SPCA. The answer: Pet owners are not spaying and neutering.

Why aren’t they spaying and neutering? “For years, we kept saying people won’t do it. We need to do more education,” Altine says.

“Well, people want to do it. People call us every day to do it.”

Then what’s the catch? The average wait time is 90 days to secure a surgery appointment at the SSPCA—one of two low-cost spay/ neuter clinics in the Sacramento area.

“It’s not that they don’t want to do it. It’s that they can’t.”

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Altine calls the situation “a selfdefeating cycle.” The gestation period for a dog or cat is 63 days. “People come to us to do the right thing—to get their pet fixed. Here’s a low-cost program. We just can’t do it for 90 days. Now they need to get that dog fixed—and five puppies.”

With a goal to decrease appointment wait times and increase surgeries, Altine and his team spoke to staff, volunteers and donors. They toured other organizations, including shelters in Pasadena and the East Bay, to get a sense of what is doable.

Renovating the existing clinic was not an option. There is nowhere to expand. What about the 10 acres of SSPCA-owned land adjacent to the current shelter on Florin-Perkins Road? “Renovation is a lot cheaper than new construction,” Altine says.

That’s when they recognized that the SSPCA’s administrative building—also known as Building B—had a lot of poorly used square footage. “We sat down with our architect and looked at our existing space. Where can we build four operating rooms and the prep areas

to support them, and all the kennels we need to house the animals pre- and post-surgery?”

A plan was born. A complete gut of Building B would work.

The spay clinic will grow from its current 3,700 square feet to 6,400 square feet. Immediate plans include adding an extra vet and support team, and “start doing 25 more surgeries a day from the day we open the clinic,” Altine says.

The new clinic will have four surgical suites, a prep area to accommodate eight tables instead of the current four, and larger check-in/ waiting rooms for the public. The recovery area will triple in size.

Metal kennels that house cats pre- and post-surgery will line one wall instead of both sides of the room.

“In the new layout, no cats are facing each other. That’s hugely stressful on cats,” Altine says.

New large walk-in kennels for big dogs will make it easier to transfer canines in and out, and allow pooches to lay down and move around. “With a 90-pound unconscious German shepherd, you just roll the gurney into the kennel, lift it up and set it on the floor, and roll back out.”

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pets. “We know affordable dental care for animals is a huge need in our community,” Altine says. “Even though we can’t provide it today—we should be able to provide it in the future.”

The cost for the new spay clinic: $4.8 million.

Approximately $2 million in estate gifts is already secured. The sale of the SSPCA-owned thrift store Downtown is expected to bring in another $800,000. “The women’s guild that created the thrift store back in the ’70s was focused on spay and

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neuter,” Altine says. “They helped build the first spay/neuter clinic. We felt it was not just appropriate, but a tribute to their efforts that the sale of that building help the new clinic.”

Another significant gift comes from the McCrea 2000 Trust. “Zoe McCrea gave us the lead gift that really pushed this forward,” says Altine, who reports the new clinic will be called the Zoe K. McCrea Center for Animal Health.

Construction is underway. But with approximately $525,000 left to raise, the SSPCA is reaching out to the community.

“There is no more important use of my time right now than funding this clinic,” Altine says. “The reality is we are doing fewer public spays and neuters right now (due to COVID-19 safety protocols), which means that long list is growing longer. And while it’s growing, puppies and kittens are being born.”

Depending on construction, the old clinic will shut down for two to four weeks in December to move equipment to the new site. Altine expects the new Center for Animal

Health to be up and running by January.

“It’s the opposite of build it and they will come,” Altine says. “It’s they are coming, we better build it.”

For more information or to donate to help build the new spay clinic, visit sspca.org.

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person. Tim does not double book or run his salon as an assembly line.

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Local Landmark NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET AND RESTAURANT PERSIST THROUGH PANDEMIC

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aylor’s Market—that charming neighborhood landmark on Freeport Boulevard between Land Park and Curtis Park—has been offering the community its essential services for almost 60 years.

In the window, a red neon sign from another era touts “Old Fashion Butcher Shop.” Beside the door, a portable handwashing station stands with a paper sign reminding patrons to wear a face mask.

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Taylor’s reputation of service and care persists even during the pandemic.

Roy Taylor and Ed Schell opened Taylor’s Market in 1962. When the time came to turn the keys over to the next generation of owners, Danny Johnson and Schell’s son Kevin Schell accepted the responsibility. Kevin Schell began his career helping in the meat department in 1969. Johnson started as a butcher in 1983 at the age of 19. In 2007, the Schells retired and ownership was transferred to Johnson and his wife Kathy.

To protect customers and comply with COVID-19 safety measures, the market is open 8 to 9 a.m. for those 65 years and older. According to general manager Dave Hunter, Taylor’s was the first store in Sacramento to implement the senior hour. “I’ve been wanting to do this for a while anyway,” Hunter says. “That first hour, that’s the cleanest the store will ever be.”

Hunter started working at Taylor’s in 1990 at the age of 17. Some of the most vulnerable shoppers are those who have been patrons for the past 30 years or more. “I’ve been here a long time and these customers are like family,” Hunter says.

The early hours of the morning are also when the market receives daily deliveries of fresh produce, breads and meats. Ripe tomatoes from Capay Farms, oven-fresh dinner rolls and sliced loaves from Grateful Bread Company, and 7- to 14-pound birds from Mary’s Free-Range Turkeys.

One door down from Taylor’s Market is Taylor’s Kitchen. Before the pandemic, Taylor’s Kitchen operated as an intimate fine-dining restaurant with a seasonal menu updated almost every week by executive chef Scott Macumber.

Like so many other small restaurants and businesses, Taylor’s Kitchen had to make some immediate changes after the

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Macumber quickly set about tweaking the menu. “It had to be more of something that could travel 15 minutes or more until they get home,” Macumber muses. “Something that tastes just as good as when we were packaging it.”

Macumber gathered some local ingredients—such as toy box squash from Comanche Creek Farms, organic leeks from Full Belly Farm and baby beets from Coke Farm—to create a finedining takeout menu, a first for Taylor’s Kitchen.

The menu includes a selection of quality dishes like braised pork or vegetarian tacos ($16) topped with house salsa and cilantro crema, and black beans and rice on the side.

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pickled mushrooms and cabbage. There are also family-style dinner options, such as the grilled 24-ounce ribeye ($75) with roasted corn polenta, blistered gypsy peppers, grilled vegetables, chimichurri sauce, baby lettuce salad and cookies for dessert, for a family of four. The menu is available at taylorskitchen.com between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Growler fill-ups ($20) of rotating taps are available to go, as well as wines selected by restaurant manager Keith Fergel, a master sommelier candidate who has been with Taylor’s since 2011.

He selects the wine list with decadent choices like Chappellet Mountain Cuvee,

TAYLOR’S REPUTATION OF SERVICE AND CARE PERSISTS EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC.

Napa Valley ($28), or Benton-Lane pinot noir, Willamette Valley ($18), to enjoy at home. “Keith has a wine list that would rival almost anyone else in town,” Macumber boasts.

Burger Madness Monday is another first for Taylor’s. It’s a classic backyard barbecue meal. The deal includes a onethird-pound smash burger topped with a slice of American cheese, house-made pickles, red onion and special sauce with shoestring fries ($10.99) or a family four pack ($35.99). On Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the chef takes the kitchen outside to bring a hot lunch to passersby, grab-n-go style.

The one-item menu changes weekly.

As for the future of Taylor’s Kitchen, Macumber says that is the biggest question right now. The restaurant will most likely be closed for in-house dining through the winter holiday season and hopefully reopen in April 2021. “We will always have that fine-dining, farm-tofork kind of menu,” Macumber assures, “but with a new set up.”

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Play It Again, Al Al Striplen Photo by Aniko Kiezel

CARMICHAEL RESIDENT EXPLORES NATIVE ROOTS THROUGH MUSIC

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ongtime Carmichael resident Al Striplen has led many lives as an educator, artist and musician, but the common thread among all his interests is his love of learning.

A native of Bakersfield, Striplen studied botany at Humboldt State before moving to Lake County to teach middle and high school sciences and, eventually, mechanical drawing (he says he’s been artistic for as long as he can remember).

He was recruited by Humboldt to return to campus to work in the financial aid office, but his next job offer came in the most unlikely of places: on the running track.

“I was running around the football stadium and a fellow ran up alongside me and asked if I was Al Striplen,”

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he recalls. “I said yes, and he asked me to apply for a job in the Educational Leadership Program—which is where I ended up spending the majority of my career.”

Through ELP, Striplen was introduced to—and advocated for— students from all kinds of backgrounds.

In fact, the job encouraged him to delve deeper into his own Native American heritage (his father’s family hails from the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band, often referred to as Ohlone), which led to the discovery of his immense affinity for the artistic aspects of the culture.

When he was recruited by Sac State to work for its ELP—where he stayed for 32 years until his retirement in 2009— Striplen was able to further his Native studies, as well as use his drawing skills to design forms and pamphlets for the university in the early days of its programming.

Once retired, Striplen fully dedicated his time to drawing and to his Native education, which led to the publication of “Little Deer and the First Native American Flute,” a book he wrote and illustrated, as well as his current favorite pastime (and tertiary career): playing,

teaching and building the Native American flute.

“I became intrigued with the instrument through my work at the California State Indian Museum,” says Striplen, who volunteered there (preCOVID) as a docent alongside his wife, Connie, who runs the foundation that oversees the museum store. “The flute ensures that the individual playing it uses their breath to create something unique and beautiful and positive. It’s a meditative thing and a way to put beauty out into the world.”

Striplen found such success teaching himself to play the Native American flute that he now offers lessons (when someone buys a flute at the museum, they’re offered a free lesson with Striplen to learn the basics) and performs throughout the city.

The instrument’s musical-spiritual connection and his studies of Amah ceremonies that are part of his heritage also inspired Striplen to learn meditation. He offers spiritual counseling at Sunlight of the Spirit on J Street and studies energy work called “reconnective healing” to help people through tough times. “Understanding

the pandemic and how to ‘think’ through this transition is part of my work, as well as teaching meditation and using it as a tool to personally and spiritually evolve,” he says. “I include Native American teachings as they pertain to today’s events.”

Striplen has also written a second children's book, "Little Deer Dreams of Bear.”

“When people are in transition from what they learned growing up and are searching for more, I can help them make sense of it,” Striplen says. “It’s about empowering themselves to have control of their lives, differentiating between their intuition and false messages, and being well and joyful.”

“Little Deer and the First Native American Flute” and "Little Deer Dreams of Bear” are available on amazon.com.

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Dr. Anker owns Ten Acres Pharmacy at 2930 Freeport Blvd.

The Singh family, owners of the new restaurant Junoon Flavors of India on 3672 J St. in East Sac.

We are happy to report that the TAKE THE 100% LOCAL PLEDGE campaign continues to grow and pick up new supporters. We invite other businesses and groups to join the effort as well. You can participate as simply as posting our signs at your business or by donating to fund signs and other resources. Visit insidesacramento.com/100local/. For more information, contact cecily@insidepublications.com.

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Give Until It Hurts HELP OUR WORLD, NATION AND COMMUNITIES THRIVE AGAIN

ver the years, people have asked me if I dance. I often reply, “No, I’m a Baptist.”

“What does that have to do with your dancing ability?” they’ll ask.

My answer comes from the lyrics— “Guilty feet have got no rhythm”— from George Michael’s 1984 hit song “Careless Whisper.”

These days my dancing ability is greatly impaired by the guilt I feel from my financial good fortune.

No, my wife and I aren’t amassing a windfall. We live a modest life on Becky’s teacher’s pension and my retirement check from the Air National Guard. With the cost of living in California, our outgo usually matches our income.

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Yet these days we are like many Check-of-the-Month Club members who are watching their bank accounts inexplicably grow.

I attribute the swelling more to simple inaction rather than intentional action. We just aren’t spending money on travel, dining or movies. Also, no more Walmart shopping trips to buy our grandkids oversized plastic dinosaurs.

My stay-at-home life brings me face to face with my past greed and I realize how much I don’t need. I don’t need new clothes. I don’t need to update my phone or buy a bigger TV. I don’t need to overload my cart at the big-box stores.

All of this introspection has inflicted me with a kind of survivor’s guilt. I feel a bit shamefaced, almost believing that I’ve done something wrong by prospering during these traumatic times.

I wish I could return my first stimulus check. I’d like to tell the government, “Keep it. Give it to someone who needs it. Double it up for someone else.”

I can’t do that, of course.

But Jesus spells out an alternative in Luke 12:48. “To whom much is

given, much shall be required.” In other words, give to others what has been given to you.

He’s not suggesting just any kind of giving or tipping. These times call for sacrificial, extravagant giving.

Jesus described this kind of giving while watching the rich contribute large sums to the temple treasury. Out of nowhere, a widow appeared gripping two small coins called “mites,” the smallest of currency. Without fanfare, she slipped the coins into the collection box.

Jesus pounced on the moment to make a point to his disciples. “The truth is that this poor widow gave more to the collection than all the others put together. All the others gave what they’ll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn’t afford—she gave her all” (Mark 12:41 ff).

It’s time to give until it hurts. Give until your bank account is lower than it’s ever been.

Give tips larger than expected. Give thanks to everyone who’s working at the gas station or delivering your mail.

Give your sympathy and your dollars to people who aren’t working.

I’ve done my best to follow this advice for the past three months. I’ve been blessed to give to both a local and national women’s shelter. I’ve given to the Salvation Army, 4-H projects and my church benevolence fund.

If you too find yourself with a growing bank account, I encourage you to help our nation and our world thrive again. If you do, I believe you will discover that extravagant giving can be guilt-free.

Lastly, most of you know about the Chispa Project, a nonprofit founded by my daughter, Sara, to start libraries in Honduran elementary schools. If your budget allows extra giving this month, Chispa is seeking funding to help Honduran schools support distance learning. For more information, visit www.chispaproject.org.

Norris Burkes can be reached at comment@thechaplain.net. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com.

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“We sit out there every evening,” homeowner Tamara Kaestner says.

Rocking chairs, long rugs and a row of potted and hanging plants add to the convivial atmosphere. Look up and marvel at a starlit night sky hand-painted on the balcony ceiling by Tamara’s husband, Ken. “It was just dead space,” he says. “So we said let’s turn it into another room.

Now we spend more time up there than just about anywhere else.”

The Kaestners bought the Land Park charmer in 2019 after the home underwent a head-to-toe

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“The houses in this area are gargantuan,” Tamara says. The couple—along with their two dogs, Indiana and Solo—wanted to relocate to the Downtown area where Ken grew up, but didn’t need a lot of space. “Anything under 2,000 square feet is rare” in Land Park, she adds. “This house is kind of tucked in here, so it’s perfect.”

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“It was nice moving into a house where nothing needed to be changed,” adds Ken, an occupational therapist. “We didn’t have to worry about hidden costs.”

The renovation included opening up the living space by removing a wall that separated the entryway and dining room. Original hardwood floors were sanded and stained a light brown-grey. The old wooden staircase railing was replaced with a custom-made black metal railing.

The long galley-style kitchen, with its yellow tile countertops and backsplash, was gutted and shortened to make space for a laundry room. New quartz countertops are a nice contrast to the white subway tile backsplash.

Original knotty-pine kitchen cabinets were replaced with raised-panel maple cabinets. The linoleum floor is now a classic ceramic tile.

Single-paned windows, with their original metal screens, still crank open. Pine wood paneling, both upstairs and downstairs, gave way to smooth white walls. The living room’s red brick fireplace got a facelift with white paint. Two original built-in shelving units

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BETWEEN THE DECIDUOUS REDWOOD IN THE BACKYARD AND A LARGE GINKGO TREE IN THE FRONT, THE HOME IS WELL SHELTERED. surround French doors that lead to the backyard.

The downstairs bedroom-turned-homeoffice showcases a large gridded window looking out over the backyard. A James Dean poster hangs prominently by the desk. Marilyn Munroe and Disney themes add more ambiance throughout the home.

Upstairs, gone are the original pink tiles in the master bathroom. In their place are a quartz countertop and custom ceramic floor tiles. A door from the large master bedroom leads to the New Orleans-style balcony.

While the home’s interior was completely renovated, the backyard was still in need of some TLC. Decomposed granite was the first to go, “because decomposed granite is just a big dust bowl,” Ken says. “The dust came through all the cracks in the house. And when wet, with the two dogs, it was a muddy mess.”

The couple replaced the decomposed granite with artificial turf by TuFFGrass, and changed out bark mulch in the far back for a cement-paver patio perfect for entertaining. A new outdoor kitchen,

complete with bar and fire feature, was added last month.

But the prize goes to the glorious dawn redwood tree—Ken estimates it’s 60-feet tall. “Dawn redwoods were brought in from China and almost extinct,” Tamara notes. Between the deciduous redwood in the backyard and a large ginkgo tree in the front, the home is well sheltered. “We’re thankful for the shade,” Ken says. “It’s the perfect set up.”

HOME ART STUDIOS & OFFICES During these days of sheltering at home, Inside Sacramento is looking for creative home art studios and offices to feature in upcoming editions of Open House. Send recommendations to Cathryn Rakich at crakich@surewest.net. More photography and previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento. com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @insidesacramento. n

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Labor of Love LOCAL ACTORS CREATE DREAM THEATER COMPANY

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hen I ask Adrienne Sher what finally motivated her to start her own theater company— after 40-plus years working as an actor and director in New York, Florida, Colorado and California—her answer is simple.

“At some point you just need to do it,” Sher says. “Jump in the water, produce a play and see what happens.”

That play was “The Field” by John B. Keane. The show ran at the beginning of the year at California Stage with Sher directing and her longtime collaborator and partner Tom Rhatigan playing the lead role. The production marked the first time Sher and Rhatigan produced under the aegis Black Point Theatre,

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the nonprofit theater company they founded in 2019 (after more than a year of preparation). The theater is named after their favorite beach on the California coast.

“It’s exciting and a little scary to start your own company,” Sher admits— though not for a lack of experience in the theater world. Sher earned her BA in drama and English literature from Stanford University, studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and graduated from the Neighborhood Playhouse acting school in NYC. She worked extensively in theaters in Palo Alto (she performed at TheatreWorks as a high-schooler), New York and Key West before moving to Sacramento in 1990 where she immediately found a home at The Show Below (now the W. J. Geery Theater in the basement of the Pease Conservatory of Music at 22nd and L streets).

Sher has performed or directed at pretty much every theater company in town, and both she and Actors’ Equity Association member Rhatigan have taught theater for years. Rhatigan also co-founded Acting Against Aging,

a nonprofit theater arts program for seniors designed to promote healthy cognitive aging. He started the company in New York and, upon moving to California, operated it at Sierra 2 Senior Center in Curtis Park and Davis Senior Center.

After more than four long decades in the business, the couple—who dated in the ‘80s, went their separate ways for years and then reconnected 10 years ago—decided it was time to make their own mark.

“We really just want to be able to work together and work with our friends,” Sher explains. Those friends include longtime pal and beloved Sacramento actress Martha Omiyo Kight, who’s a member of the Black Point board, as well as the company’s webmaster. “We gravitate toward plays that examine the human experience, and offer hope and relatable characters.

The ‘edgy new work’ niche is filled, so we want to present a balanced season of plays we love—our dream shows.”

Because Sher and Rhatigan are also educators, they hope Black Point can provide a place for young, aspiring

actors to apprentice, though not in the “we own you for a year” way that other companies operate, Sher explains.

As for the location, Sher says they plan to remain nomadic for the time being, citing the common stumbling block, “We can’t find the right building,” as a way for artists to put off creating their own companies.

Sher and Rhatigan chose California Stage for “The Field” for its ability to accommodate a large set that includes a full Irish pub, and they have plans to try out Black Box Theater in West Sacramento in the future. But no matter where they roam, Sher and Rhatigan’s main goal is to pass on their passion and knowledge.

“We’ve been in Sacramento 30 years,” Sher says. “We want to get onstage and play with people.”

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MLS On Hold VIRUS SUSPENDS CITY’S SOCCER FUTURE

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acramento soccer fans are patient.

It’s the secret to their survival.

Elder aficionados have waited 40 years to see a local side match the skill and excitement of the Sacramento Gold, which filled Hughes Stadium, won the 1979 American Soccer League championship and lost the final in 1980.

Someday local fans may cheer a stronger left foot than the one that made the Gold’s Ian Filby the best scorer in the league. And they may find a more clever coach than Billy Williams, who built the Gold into a United Nations of diversity with winners imported from England, Scotland, Latin America and South Africa.

So the wait continues. Major League Soccer, scheduled to drop anchor in the Downtown railyards in 2022, will remain adrift for the next several

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years at least. Coronavirus has put the league’s expansion plans on hold.

Soccer optimists believe the virus will delay Sacramento’s entry into the MLS by one season. That’s wishful thinking. There’s no objective evidence to indicate COVID-19 and the economy will cooperate.

Assuming Californians somehow obtain reliable vaccines or acquire herd immunity by mid-2021, nobody knows how the economic landscape will respond, especially related to stadium construction.

Stadiums are the world’s most useless structures in a pandemic.

Sporting audiences will be the last group repatriated with their passions, in person at least. If you were an investor whose career depended on safe and solid bets, a $300 million soccer stadium finance deal would not be high on your “must do” list.

Sacramento soccer promoters Ron Burkle and Matt Alvarez have made the customary calming statements. They want to avoid panic among the faithful.

Alvarez cites the pent-up desire of people to join crowds—an indisputable human trait with deadly consequences these days. He believes the economy will roar back once approval is granted to throw away our facemasks.

He’s probably right, but don’t hold Alvarez to a schedule. The recovery will not resemble the start of a Formula 1 race, where a flag waves, lights flash and cars rush off. There will be no single magic starting date for in-person sports.

Most likely, recovery will take years.

Some fans will be eager to return to mass gatherings. Others: not so much.

The past summer was a preview.

Eagerness to resume normalcy was dangerous behavior.

Economically, the problems created

by COVID-19 may linger for years.

Burkle and Alvarez are talking about redesigning their new stadium and filling it with fewer than 20,000 seats.

While pragmatic, that means less income for the owners.

Then there’s the city, a partner in Sacramento’s MLS stadium adventure.

The city’s budget is being hollowed out by tax shortfalls created by the virus.

The priorities of 2019 will look much different in 2022.

This doesn’t mean the Downtown railyards will languish without a stadium through 2023 or 2024, or that the MLS will reverse course and not expand to Sacramento. It just means for now, all soccer bets are off.

Luckily, some of us can still remember the winning Gold and Ian Filby’s superb left foot.

ICELAND TRIBUTE After this column revisited the 1972 Sacramento police murder of teen Ray Brewer near the Iceland skating rink, an anonymous reader offered to purchase a block of etched Iceland glass in Brewer’s memory. The block will be displayed when the Del Paso Boulevard rink is rebuilt next year. Glass blocks will also be made for Brewer’s friends, Adrian Richardson and Larry Ward, who tried to help him that night.

Cops mistook the three boys for robbers. After Brewer was shot, police beat Richardson and Ward. The glass blocks are an overdue honor. “We’ll put them right together in Window 3 when it’s put on the front of Iceland,” rink owner Terrie Kerth says.

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experience is Roshaun Davis, coowner of Unseen Heroes, an events planning firm in Sacramento he began in 2012 with his wife, Maritza.

Unseen Heroes closed in midMarch after Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed stay-at-home orders that shut down large parts of the state’s $2 trillion economy. Small businesses operating on razor-thin margins still feel the pain.

“We’ve been struggling financially since then,” Roshaun says. “There have been zero large gatherings.”

COVID-19 closed 22 percent of small businesses across the U.S. between February and April, according to a brief from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Near double that number, or 41 percent of Black-owned businesses, closed versus closure rates of Latinix (32 percent), Asian (26 percent) and white business owners (17 percent).

In July, Unseen Heroes lost its management contract with Midtown Association. Unseen Heroes had operated the association’s Midtown farmers market for the past five years.

Losing that contract compounded the COVID-19 consumer-demand shock for Davis’ enterprise.

“It is not just our business that suffers,” Roshaun says. “Our network of hundreds of firms rely on us to sell their goods and services too.”

In mid-March, Eric Ullrich, coowner of Hacker Lab with Gina Lujan, saw the bottom drop out of their small business that, in part, makes personal protective equipment for first responders and health care workers to fight COVID-19 and avoid infection.

“We had to cancel our training sessions and classes,” Ullrich says.

“We’re on life support.”

Susan and Lawrence Crane own The Party Concierge, a 42,000-squarefoot special-events design and décor company. “Our cash flow stopped and we lost 100 percent of our business in mid-March,” Susan says. As a result, the Crane’s payroll dropped from 23 to eight employees, a 65-percent cut.

For Unseen Heroes, branching into the digital sphere has been a way to cope with the COVID economy, Roshaun reports. “We have been consulting online.”

Hacker Lab closed its facilities in Rocklin and Rancho Cordova in May. “We have tried to pivot to online and free classes as a way to stay helpful,” Ullrich says.

The Cranes have diversified their business during COVID-19 restrictions. “That is the key,” Susan says. “We are doing e-commerce, opening an Etsy site and introducing new product lines. You have to be flexible and learn how to put your company forward.”

Meanwhile, the Cranes are moving forward on improving communication with their customers. “It is very important to let them know we are still open and working on projects for 2021,” Susan adds.

Unseen Heroes and Hacker Lab each received $100,000 from the city of Sacramento’s Creative Economy Recovery program, funded from $89 million the capital city got from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. “That will help us to cover our operating costs,” Roshaun says.

Unseen Heroes has a new project, one that bridges agriculture, a local mainstay, and culture. The NeighborGood Market, a certified farmers market in Elk Grove, is now open Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. featuring fresh produce, artisan goods, and hot and prepared food.

In August, the Sacramento City Council distributed a separate CARES Act grant of $313,500 to Hacker Lab to train 75 people in prototyping and entrepreneurship to make personal protective equipment and for related commercial ventures. In addition, the company applied for and received federal Paycheck Protection Program funds. “We have not had to fire anybody,” Ullrich says of the 10-employee firm in business since 2012.

The Cranes have also tapped a line of credit with their lender, California Bank and Trust. “They have been super and always there for us,” Susan says. Further, The Party Concierge has received PPP funds to help meet its payroll, and pay rent and utilities.

At the end of August, the governor announced a new color-coded “Blueprint for a Safer Economy” reopening plan for businesses and schools amid COVID-19 restrictions.

His plan requires documented data on reduced transmission of the pandemic before businesses and other group activities can expand or resume operating.

“Unfortunately, it’s still not totally clear where we fit within this new plan,” Ullrich says.

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Growing Together COMMUNITY GARDENS NURTURE SHARING

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eathered, wrinkled and wrapped in a headscarf, the face was all smiles.

Cupped in outstretched hands were three cucumbers. “You?” she asked. How could I refuse?

Thanking her, I felt a twinge of guilt for not being able to match her generosity. A language barrier limited communication, but I knew from past growing seasons that she coveted the cantaloupes growing a few feet away in my community garden plot. None

were ripe that day, but there would be cantaloupes to share in days to come.

Sharing and social interaction are among the perks of the community garden experience. Sacramento is blessed with 17 community gardens within city limits. Four more are planned in the next two to four years, says Bill Maynard, Sacramento’s community garden program coordinator. Total community gardens in Sacramento County number around 50.

A community garden is a group of people, organized by cities, counties, park districts, civic-improvement groups, environmental organizations, churches and other groups, who come together to grow fruits, vegetables and flowers on vacant land.

In some cities, they are run as a co-op and governed by the gardeners.

The fruit and vegetables grown are the property of the gardeners, although most gardens collect and deliver excess fresh produce to neighborhood food banks.

Maynard has received numerous inquiries about plot availability during the pandemic. Sacramento’s community gardens remain open, but with mask requirements, social distancing, gloves and tool-sanitation practices.

“It’s a great place to get away from everything, to mentally relax during these Covidian times,” says Maynard, a University of California Master Gardener.

Community gardens are divided into individual plots. Gardeners agree to rules and pay an annual fee ($25 to $60, depending on plot size and who sets the price) before planning and planting.

Gardens are large and small and each has its own unique layout and amenities. Fremont Community Garden at 14th and Q streets has 52 plots.

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Garden at 3668 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. offers 38 plots, three ADA plots, plus a fruit orchard. The Carmichael Community Garden at Sutter-Jensen Community Park has 64 plots. Fair Oaks Park Community Garden boasts 92 plots, but tiny Camellia Park Community Garden at 6650 Cougar Drive has only six. Generally, all the gardens promote organic growing practices.

Neighbors, friends and relatives often share plots and workload, which requires maintaining plots in reasonable fashion. Weeds are discouraged and a plot overgrown with Bermudagrass, field bindweed or yellow nutsedge can result in losing your plot. Workdays are scheduled throughout the growing season when gardeners maintain the common areas.

Ethnic diversity is as high as plot yields. My community garden in Carmichael has had immigrants from Ukraine, Russia, Romania, Belarus, Armenia, Mexico, South Korea and several other countries. While COVID-19 has curtailed the party schedule, normally we gather at least once a year for an in-garden potluck, music and cultural learning. The food is an adventure in ethnic cuisines.

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Reasons for joining a community garden vary. Perhaps you live in an apartment or condominium, there is too much shade in your yard, the food budget could use some downsizing or the social interaction with likeminded folks is irresistible. Community gardeners are generous with knowledge.

According to the American Community Gardening Association, a U.S./Canada nonprofit membership organization, community gardens improve quality of life by “providing a catalyst for neighborhood and community development, stimulating social interaction, encouraging selfreliance, beautifying neighborhoods, producing nutritious food and reducing

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family food budgets.” It also cites opportunities for recreation, exercise, therapy and education.

The pandemic has spurred additional interest in joining community gardens.

A few gardens have waiting lists of three to five years, Maynard says.

“Community gardens are a constant go-to in times of stress. They not only nourish the body, but the mind as well,” he says.

For information on Sacramento city community gardens, visit cityofsacramento.org/parksandrec/parks, then “Specialty Parks.” For specific questions, Maynard can be reached at (916) 262-4699 or wmaynard@ cityofsacramento.org.

Dan Vierria is a University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardener for Sacramento County and former Home & Garden writer for The Sacramento Bee. He can be reached at masterg29@gmail.com. For answers to gardening questions, contact the UCCE Master Gardeners at (916) 876-5338, email mgsacramento@ucanr.edu or visit sacmg.ucanr.edu. Previous columns can be found and shared at the all-new InsideSacramento.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @ insidesacramento. n

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A ring-tailed lemur rowing a boat. A chameleon climbing a cake. These whimsical beasties aren’t from a fairytale, but rather from the wildly talented mind of ceramist Julie Clements.

Clements’ ability to render animals in such exquisite detail is no accident.

The Georgia native was exposed to art early on by her grandmother

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who did china painting—Clements was fascinated by the detail—and she went on to study art while an undergrad at Emory University, followed by a yearlong internship at the renowned Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta. She even started a master’s degree in ceramics at the University of Georgia.

But Clements also brings another unique perspective to her artwork that makes her pieces come alive.

She’s worked with more than 250 species of animals in her 15 years as a veterinary technician in zoo and small animal medicine.

“I have an intense interest in animals in all their unique forms,” says Clements, who decided after her first year in grad school that she wasn’t prepared for its rigors—and

instead found a job through a friend as a dog mushing guide on a glacier in Skagway, Alaska.

“It was a pivotal decision,” Clements says.

“Moving out of the south and meeting different people was really eyeopening.”

But the biggest eye-opener were the monthly visits from the veterinarian who came to care for the sled dogs.

Clements was so fascinated by his work that she asked to assist him.

That turned into a job as his office assistant and eventually a part-time job as a vet tech at an emergency clinic in Fairbanks. During that time,

Clements also worked as a wildlife guide at a backcountry lodge at Lake Minchumina, where she met a fellow guide who became her husband. They married at Denali National Park.

While Clements continued to dabble with clay, her new career was taking off. When she and her husband moved to Monterey so he could attend grad school, Clements earned her vet tech license and volunteered at the SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center and Monterey

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After settling in Hollywood Park, Clements returned to art full time, creating stunningly detailed exotic animal ceramics out of her home studio, Clay Pigeon Ceramics. (She also filled in as a relief vet tech at

the Sacramento Zoo for two and a half years.) Once sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d built up her portfolio, website and connections, Clements really began to hit her stride, showing in galleries like Elliott Fouts Gallery on P Street, Pence Gallery in Davis, Epperson Gallery of Ceramic Arts in Crockett and Studio Seven Arts in Pleasanton.

Then the pandemic forced the cancellation of many shows Clements had counted on for 2020. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was going to be my year!â&#x20AC;? Clements says, then laughs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In hindsight, I hope this will all be funny. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have thousands of postcards from shows that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t open. It will be the year that never happened. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about how you define yourself as a successful artist. It can be hard to motivate yourself when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the outcome, but if you want to make this career sustainable, you have to find balance. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m using this period to figure out the way forward and get even better at my

craft. COVID might just be the kick in the pants I needed.â&#x20AC;?

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Look for the Helpers LOCAL RESTAURANTS FEED FRONTLINE WORKERS AND SENIORS THROUGH PANDEMIC

UFC fighter Josh Emmett (left) sponsors Feed the Frontlines 916 efforts to provide meals for Medic Ambulance workers at Limelight Bar & Cafe.

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American mailman sharing a cool dip of feet with him in a wading pool. The simple gesture was a strong message during those times of unity, compassion and, of course, neighborliness.

Rogers learned a lot about dealing with difficult situations from his mother. He said, “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”

This month, I looked for the helpers and didn’t have to look far.

Restaurateurs have been providing meals for needy families, food insecure seniors and frontline workers throughout the pandemic. Their actions have kept food on the table for those who need it, shown appreciation for those who sacrifice and kept affected restaurant employees working.

Feed the Frontlines 916 delivers meals to essential personnel in the medical and emergency services field throughout the Sacramento area. An offshoot of Feed the Frontlines NYC, which started in New York City and quickly spawned chapters throughout the United States, our local chapter is one of several in California.

Through donations from individuals, corporations and foundations, Feed the Frontlines partners with local restaurants to procure meals that are delivered by volunteers to essential workers. Hospitals, doctors’ offices, nursing homes and fire stations have all received the benefit of this program during the last eight months. The organization partners with restaurants such as Limelight Bar & Cafe, Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine, Selland’s Market-Cafe, OBO’ Italian

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Feed the Frontlines 916 volunteers pack up meals at local restaurants, such as Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine, to feed essential workers.

Chef Billy Ngo (right), founder of Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine, joins a team member to prepare meals for Sutter Medical Center.

I was fortunate enough to tag along on a recent delivery of meals from Limelight to a local nursing home. The coordinator who collected the meals from us at the door was nearly in tears.

“It’s been a very tough day here,” she said, “and this will help the staff press on.”

Another program, Great Plates Delivered, feeds vulnerable seniors through restaurant meal deliveries. This

statewide program transforms FEMA dollars into meals for housebound seniors.

Clay Nutting of Canon, Patrick Mulvaney of Mulvaney’s B&L, Oliver Ridgeway of Camden Spit & Larder, and Deneb Williams of Allora and Woodlake Tavern were working on several different private charitable fooddelivery programs at the outset of the pandemic. When Gov. Gavin Newsom

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got wind of their programs, he secured FEMA funding to turn the programs into a statewide focus of helping seniors and keeping restaurants in business.

“It’s an essential program,” Williams says. “Essential in keeping my doors open, in keeping my employees working, and essential to keeping those we serve safe.”

Working with FEMA funding, however, has its own challenges. The majority of the money for the program is renewed on a month-by-month basis, making it a bit difficult to make longterm plans. Numerous restaurants have participated in the program, including those listed above and other local favorites like Viet Ha Noodles & Grill.

The best way to help yourself is to help others. These professionals in the service industry know what it means to be of service.

For more information, go to covid19. ca.gov/restaurants-deliver-home-mealsfor-seniors and feedthefrontlines916.org.

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